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Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 64 th of 109 Delaware alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Alternative Schools

Better than 41% of Delaware alternative schools

Summary

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wilmington, Delaware, serving 710 students in grades K-5 as part of the Brandywine School District, which is ranked 9th out of 32 districts in the state.

The school's performance has been inconsistent, with a mix of 2-star and 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger in recent years. While white students at Mount Pleasant have performed relatively well, ranking 32nd out of 77 Delaware elementary schools in 2024-2025, the school's performance for other student groups, such as African American students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, has been significantly lower, ranking in the bottom half of Delaware elementary schools. Additionally, Mount Pleasant has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 23.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Comparing Mount Pleasant to nearby schools within the Brandywine School District, such as Claymont Elementary School and Forwood Elementary School, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges facing Mount Pleasant. These nearby schools have generally outperformed Mount Pleasant in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance, suggesting that the school could benefit from a closer examination of the factors contributing to its lower performance.

674

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,271

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Duncan Road
Wilmington, DE 19809-2359

(302) 762-7120

District: Brandywine School District

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	duPont (Pierre S.) Middle School
High:	Mount Pleasant High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.8%

White:

37.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg47%

Delaware avg41%

64^th of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 32Brandywine School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	64 of 109	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	50 of 106	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	56 of 103	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	68 of 104	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.5	18 of 95	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	31.1	74 of 105	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	55 of 85	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	56 of 86	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.6	70 of 86	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	48 of 91	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	59 of 90	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	50 of 89	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	59 of 90	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	59 of 62	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	48 of 89	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	74 of 99	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	32 of 77	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	16 of 70	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	35 of 75	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	35 of 82	57.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Social Studies24%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Teachers and staff are excellent, as is the overall culture and moral. The PTA is amazing and have organized and contributed to many fabulous family-friendly school events. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				DeSSA Science (2025)				DeSSA Social Studies (2025)						SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	500 Duncan Road	Wilmington	19809	New Castle County	Brandywine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 762-7120	674	50	13.4		252 (37.4%)	268 (39.8%)	67 (9.9%)	39 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)								(n/a)					13.5	35.4								46.0	30.7	18.8				51.4	21.6	15.9				$24,271
First State School	Public, Alternative	1-11	501 West 14th Street	Wilmington	19899	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 320-5848	21	6	3.5		3 (14.3%)	13 (61.9%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Douglass School	Public, Alternative	1-12	1800 Prospect Road	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 429-4146	119				6 (5.0%)	88 (73.9%)	15 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Odyssey Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4409 Lancaster Pike	Wilmington	19805	New Castle County	Odyssey Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 516-8000	2,286	180	12.7		701 (30.7%)	788 (34.5%)	229 (10.0%)	412 (18.0%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (6.3%)								(n/a)	35.9	15.0	17.3		48.6	58.5	59.5	64.6	34.8	37.4	50.0	10.6	32.6	48.2	49.7	51.6	42.9	47.1	41.4	51.8	54.7	35.5	40.9	40.2	29.4
Leach (John G.) School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10 Landers Lane	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 429-4055	95	15	6.3		29 (30.5%)	41 (43.2%)	18 (18.9%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Meadowood Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	55A South Meadowood Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-3400	119	11	10.8		44 (37.0%)	36 (30.3%)	29 (24.4%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)
ASPIRA Delaware	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	326 Ruthar Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Las Americas Aspira Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 292-1463	1,471	86	17.1		149 (10.1%)	196 (13.3%)	1,080 (73.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.0%)								(n/a)	23.7			11.1	21.6	48.3	57.9	66.9	32.6	20.9	25.8	10.1	15.6	21.9	26.3	34.8	40.3	44.8	34.5	27.2	18.6	16.2	17.1	23.1	9.7
Delaware School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	630 East Chestnut Hill Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 454-2301	108	39	2.7		37 (34.3%)	33 (30.6%)	28 (25.9%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)								(n/a)
Brennen School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	144 Brennen Drive	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 722-2758	419	84	4.9		101 (24.1%)	189 (45.1%)	83 (19.8%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Newark Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	200 McIntire Drive	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Newark Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 369-2001	3,109	190	16.3		1,632 (52.5%)	471 (15.1%)	251 (8.1%)	548 (17.6%)	6 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (6.5%)								(n/a)	70.6	45.8	73.7	34.2	73.4	81.9	70.5	77.0	73.3	52.9	76.9	48.9	59.6	73.9	73.4	75.4	75.1	78.1	80.4	79.3	70.3	64.8	76.0	67.2	67.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Pleasant Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

Students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School are 40% African American, 37% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Mount Pleasant Elementary School in?

Brandywine School District

Is Mount Pleasant Elementary School a good school?

Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 64^th of 109 Delaware alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

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